Because you have to administratively inject any server roles from outside Nano, the server has a much-reduced attack surface when compared to GUI Windows Server.

Nano is so small that it can be ported easily across servers, data centers and physical sites.

Nano hosts the most common Windows Server workloads, including Hyper-V host.

Containers

Microsoft is working closely with the Docker development team to bring Docker-based containers to Windows Server. Until now, containers have existed almost entirely in the Linux/UNIX open-source world allowing you to isolate applications and services in an agile, easy-to-administer way. Broadberry CyberStore WSS 2016 storage aplliances offer two different types of "containerised" Windows Server instances:

Windows Server Container. This container type is intended for low-trust workloads where you don't mind that container instances running on the same server may share some common resources

Hyper-V Container. This isn't a Hyper-V host or VM. Instead, its a "super isolated" containerized Windows Server instance that is completely isolated from other containers and potentially from the host server. Hyper-V containers are appropriate for high-trust workloads.

Linux Secure Boot

Secure Boot is part of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification that protects the CyberStore WSS startup environment against the injection of rootkits or other assorted boot-time malware.

The problem with Windows Server-based Secure Boot is that your server would blow up (figuratively speaking) if you tried to create a Linux-based Generation 2 Hyper-V VM because the Linux kernel drivers weren't part of the trusted device store. Technically, the VM's UEFI firmware presents a "Failed Secure Boot Verification" error and stops startup.

Nowadays, the Windows Server and Azure engineering teams seemingly love Linux. Therefore, we can now deploy Linux VMs under Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V with no trouble without having to disable the otherwise stellar Secure Boot feature.

ReFS

It's been a long time coming, but the CyberStore WSS 2016 range now includes a stable version of Resilient File System (ReFS) - a high-performance, high-resiliency file system intended for use with Storage Spaces Direct and Hyper-V workloads.

Storage Spaces Direct

Storage Spaces is a a great Windows Server feature that makes it more affordable for administrators to create redundant and flexible disk storage. Storage Spaces Direct in Windows Server 2016 extends Storage Spaces to allow failover cluster nodes to use their local storage inside this cluster, avoiding the previous necessity of a shared storage fabric.

ADFS v4

Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) is a Windows Server role that supports claims (token)-based identity. Claims-based identity is crucial thanks to the need for single-sign on (SSO) between on-premises Active Directory and various cloud-based services.

ADFS v4 in Windows Server 2016 finally brings support for OpenID Connect-based authentication, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and what Microsoft calls "hybrid conditional access." This latter technology allows ADFS to respond when user or device attributes fall out of compliance with security policies on either end of the trust relationship.

Nested Virtualisation

The CyberStore WSS range powered by Windows Storage Server 2016 now includes the ability to host virtual machines through Windows Server Hyper-V. This allows you to deploy additional Hyper-V hosts without needing more servers.

Hyper-V Hot-Add Virtual Hardware

The CyberStore WSS 2016 now allows virtual hardware to be added or adjusted without needing to power down the VM. This allows allocated RAM to be adjusted on a virtual machine, or an additional virtual NIC to be added on the fly.

PowerShell Direct

In Windows Server 2012 R2, Hyper-V administrators ordinarily performed Windows PowerShell-based remote administration of VMs the same way they would with physical hosts. In Windows Server 2016, PowerShell remoting commands now have -VM* parameters that allows us to send PowerShell directly into the Hyper-V host's VMs!

Shielded VMs

Windows Server 2016 shielded VMs allow for much deeper, fine-grained control over Hyper-V VM access. For example, your Hyper-V host may have VMs from more than one tenant, and you need to ensure that different Hyper-V admin groups can access only their designated VMs. By using BitLocker Drive Encryption to encrypt the VM's virtual hard disks, shielded VMs can solve that problem.

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Lease This System

In today’s climate we appreciate the importance of preserving working capital yet understand that businesses still need to invest in new technology. We are delighted to inform our customers that Finance is available from just £1000 + VAT via our Strategic Partner BlueStar.

Stage payment options – Ideal for phased installations. We can also fund the deposit

Cash flow – Preserve your working capital

Existing credit facilities remain unaffected

Flexibility – Upgrade, make additions or settle at any point during the term

Total solution finance – Finance the hardware, software and all delivered services

Finance Lease, Hire Purchase and Loans available

Leasing available to all limited businesses, including start-ups

You can finance the total solution including hardware, software and installation costs and BlueStar will be happy to advise you of the most suitable package for your organisation.

BlueStar’s leasing options have enabled our customers to spread the cost of a new solution typically over a 3 year period. All payments made on a lease can be offset against taxable profits which may improve tax efficiency. Leasing also provides a flexible upgrade path allowing our customers to add further equipment to their lease throughout the term.

Finance helps to remove cash flow concerns and allows our customers to acquire the right system for their business rather than what available cash reserves dictate. Information technology is an operating cost to your business, pay for the equipment as you use it and get an immediate return on your investment.

Do you need to replace outdated equipment but don’t have the budget to purchase today?

Call us today on 020 8997 6000 to find out how leasing can work for you. Finance is subject to status and available to businesses only.

The above figures have been provided by our finance partner Bluestar Leasing. All figures are indicative only, subject to VAT where applicable, final underwriting/credit approval, document administration fees, payments by direct debit and terms and conditions. The stipulated tax relief assumes a representative rate of 19% due to the scheduled corporation tax rate reductions over the coming years. For exact taxation benefits relevant to your business it is recommended that you seek professional financial advice from your accountant. Bluestar Leasing is a trading name of Blue Star Business Solutions Limited who are Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Available to Limitied Companies, PLCs, LLPs and Larger Partnerships (4 or more) only.

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Robustness

Enterprise-class HDDs have higher tolerance internal parts - designed to meet the needs of high-availability environment, 24/7. Also, higher tolerance for vibration, heat, and the other environmental factors which comes in a server environment.

Sector Remapping

HDDs today have a built-in ability of repairing defective sectors with a backup supply of sectors. This repair process is seamless to the user. With a Desktop-class drive, the HDD will attempt to retrieve the data and remap the sector which is damaged, requiring as much time as several minutes. During this sector remapping process, a HDD can time out and become unresponsive to the HDD controller. Because of this, a HDD can be ejected from the controller, as the Controller believes that the HDD is defective as it is unresponsive.

To resolve this, sector remapping for Enterprise-class HDD is handled differently. On an Enterprise-class HDD, the HDD will attempt to retrieve the data from the affected sector, however if it cannot be retrieve under a few seconds, the HDD will mark the sector as defective and consider the data lost. The HDD maintains a lower time interval to perform sector remapping thus to avoid timing out or being ejected from the RAID Controller. This behavior is essential to maintain High Availability of the Volume, and to continue serving the data to customers and users.

After marking the sector defective, the HDD will then ask the controller to rebuild the missing data from the other Redundant drives (RAID 1, 5, 6 for example); the rebuilt data from the other drives will then be placed on a backup sector of the HDD.

We offer several SSD Caching Kits available with different IOPS (In Outs Per Second), SSD can make storage operate up to 8x faster than the HDD-only solution, although actual performance may vary depending on your exact situation.

Do I Need Battery Backup?

RAID controllers come with cache RAM for read and write caching. If you intend to use write caching to speed up operation, make sure you include a battery backup unit (BBU) for the cache RAM. Otherwise, you could lose data and corrupt the system in the event of a power failure (any data in the cache at time of power outage would be lost). If you do not select a battery - the Cache is disable as default (you can enable this in the options).

The Battery Backup Unit (BBU) will ensure that any data in the Cache RAM will stay in the RAM for upto 72 hours after power loss - and the Data will be flushed to the hard drives once power is restored - keeping all your data in tact.

Please add a Riser Card for PCI-Express Expansion

Due to the height of this server a PCI-Express card will not physically fit unless you use a riser card.

Please add a riser card to the configuration if you want to add a PCI-Express card.

Looking for an Open-E Active-Active Failover Cluster?

Configure an Open-E DSS powered Active-Active cluster solution and benefit from these advantages over a single unit:

Doubles your overall performance

Eliminates a Single Point of Failure

Self-Validation of the system!

What is Open-E Active-Active Failover

The Open-E DSS V7 Active-Active Failover Feature Pack allows you to simultaneously run volumes in the active mode on two nodes - providing high availability of data. In the event of a node failing, the other node takes over automatically whilst all application services continue ruinning without interruption.

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Radeon™ Pro WX-Series Graphics

The new Radeon™ Pro WX-series of graphics solutions continues AMD’s efforts to address the demanding needs of workstation customers.

With demand for ever-more-intense visual experiences and the need for greater depth of scientific understanding, designers and creators – whether visual effects artists making movies, game developers creating the latest AAA titles, or astrophysicists exploring the origins of the universe -- they are all constantly facing challenges to overcome existing limitations. The new Radeon Pro WX-series graphics cards are optimized for open source software, undergo extensive ISV application certification testing, and are designed for professionals pushing the boundaries of science, technology and engineering.

Based on the Polaris architecture, Radeon Pro GPUs employ the latest advances in AMD’s 4th generation Graphics Core Next architecture, including uncompromising 4K video decode and encode support including HEVC1 and VP9, and next generation display support including DisplayPort 1.4-HDR2 and HDMI™ 2.0, all built utilizing a power efficient 14nm FinFET manufacturing process. Importantly, these professional graphics cards are fully compatible with open source software through GPUOpen. The combination of leading-edge hardware and software helps enable developers to break boundaries and achieve what had been thought to be impossible.

362304 Stream Processors

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5.73TFLOPS

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8GBGDDR5

MEMORY CONFIGURATION

256BIT

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8GB STEC ZeusRAM SSD 3.5" 6Gb/s 100,000 IOPS

ZeusRAM Enterprise Class SSD

ZeusRAM is an enterprise-class, power-safe and flash-backed DDR3 RAM drive that is targeted for high write transactional environments requiring fast write commit capabilities to speed up end user application throughput of NAS and unified storage appliances. During the warranted life of the product, enterprise applications can write to ZeusRAM at extremely high speeds, 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, year after year and the drive will not wear out — even under the most write-intensive workloads.

STEC’s PowerSafe technology provides critical data protection with instant data backup and recovery in the event of power interruption. ZeusRAM has the additional advantage of being hot-pluggable, so SSDs can be swapped in and out without system downtime.